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The line y = (a^2)x and the curve y = x(b − x)^2, where 0<a<b , intersect at the origin O and at points P and Q. Find the coordinates of P and Q, where P<Q, and sketch the line and the curve on the same axes. Find the tangent at the point P.

Firstly, for the points of intersection we need to equate the two expressions for y. Since we know that they intersect at the origin, we can immediately cancel the x values and then solve the quadratic fo...

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Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = 4x^2 (x+3)^5 at the point (-1, 128).

y = 4x²(x+3)⁵ . Use the product rule to find the first derivative of the curve, 8x(x+3)⁵ + 20x²(x+3)⁴ , and substitute x = -1 to find the gradient at...

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How do I use the product rule for differentiation?

You should use the product rule when you have a function f(x), which you can't differentiate straight away. But which can be written in the form f(x)=g(x)h(x), where g(x) and h(x) are functions that you d...

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y = 4(x^3) + 7x ... Find dy/dx

This is a simple differentiation question. To start, you need to know the general method of differentiation. This is:
if y = Axb then dy/dx = (A*b)x

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Given that A(sin θ + cos θ) + B(cos θ − sin θ) ≡ 4 sin θ, find the values of the constants A and B.

Since this must be true for all values of θ, and cos and sin are distinct functions, no non-zero multiple of cosθ could ever be equal to 4 sinθ for all values of θ. Therefore, the overall multiple of cosθ...

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